Afghanistan : a cultural and political history /

Barfield, Thomas J. 1950-

Afghanistan : a cultural and political history / Thomas Barfield. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2010. - xi, 389 p. : ill. maps ; 24 cm. - Princeton studies in Muslim politics .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-366) and index.

People -- Conquering and ruling pre-modern Afghanistan -- Anglo-Afghan Wars and state building in Afghanistan -- Afghanistan in the twentieth century : state and society in conflict -- Afghanistan enters the twenty-first century -- Some conclusions.

9780691145686 (acid-free paper)

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Islam and politics--History.--Afghanistan


Afghanistan--Politics and government.
Afghanistan--History.
Afghanistan--Social conditions.
Afganistán--Historia.
Afganistán--Política y gobierno.

401 DS 357.5 / B249a 2010